سورة سَبَإ
Surah Saba’ 34:2
Sheba · Verse 2 of 54
يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنْزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۚ وَهُوَ الرَّحِيمُ الْغَفُورُ
Abdul Mannan Omar
He (- God the Almighty) knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes forth from it, and all that comes down from the heaven and all that goes up to it. And He is the Ever Merciful, the Great Protector.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
He knows all that goes into the earth, and all that comes out thereof; all that comes down from the sky and all that ascends thereto and He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving.
Ahmed Ali
He knows whatever goes into the earth and whatsoever issues from it, whatsoever comes down from the sky, and whatsoever goes up to it. He is all-merciful, all-forgiving.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
He knows whatever enters into the earth and whatever comes out of it, and whatever descends from the heaven and whatever ascends to it. He is the All-Compassionate, the All-Forgiving.
Daryabadi
He knoweth whatsoever penetrateth into the earth and whatsoever cometh forth therefrom and whatsoever descendeth from the heaven and whatsoever ascendeth thereto. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
Faridul Haque
He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes out of it, and all that descends from the skies and all that ascends into it; and only He is the Most Merciful, the Oft Forgiving.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes out of it, and that which comes down from heaven and that which goes up to it. And He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
Maulvi Sher Ali
He knows whatever goes into the earth and whatever comes forth from it, and whatever descends from the heaven and whatever ascends into it; and HE is Merciful, Most Forgiving.
Muhammad Asad
He knows all that enters the earth, and all that comes out of it, as well as all that descends from the skies, and all that ascends to them. And He alone is a dispenser of grace, truly-forgiving.
Muhammad Musin Khan
He knows that which goes into the earth and that which comes forth from it, and that which descend from the heaven and that which ascends to it. And He is the Most Merciful, the Oft-Forgiving.
Muhammad Pickthall
He knoweth that which goeth into the earth and that which cometh forth from it, and that descendeth from the heaven and that which ascendeth into it. He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
Muhammad Sarwar
He knows all that enters the earth, all that comes out of it, all that descends from the sky and all that ascends to it. He is All-merciful and All-forgiving.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He knows that which goes down into the earth and that which comes out of it, and that which comes down from the heaven and that which goes up to it; and He is the Merciful, the Forgiving.
Rashad Khalifa
He knows everything that goes into the earth, and everything that comes out of it, and everything that comes down from the sky, and everything that climbs into it. He is the Most Merciful, the Forgiving.
Shabbir Ahmed
He knows all that enters the earth, and all that comes out of it, and what descends from the high atmosphere and what ascends to it. And He is Merciful, Forgiving.
Commentary 34:2 “All that goes into the earth and all that come forth from it” is an allegory for the metamorphosis of life, from birth to death, seed into plant, and…
يَعْلَمُ مَا يَلِجُ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَمَا يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا وَمَا يَنزِلُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَمَا يَعْرُجُ فِيهَا ۚ
34:2 “All that goes into the earth and all that come forth from it” is an allegory for the metamorphosis of life, from birth to death, seed into plant, and their subsequent decay; it encompasses the birth and rise of new civilizations, their downfall, and their traces buried in the earth. The raising of the dead to new life, the ascent of peoples prayers, supplications and good deeds and the descent of Divine Mercy in return are “all that go into the earth and all that comes forth from it, and all that comes down from the heaven and all that goes up to it”.
The verse combines a physical with a spiritual phenomenon. The words, “He knows all that goes into the earth and all that comes forth from it”, is to say that it is Allâh alone who knows what kind of teaching is needed in a particular age and situation and what kind of change it will affect. When He says He knows “all that goes up”, it means that He knows both when to send and when to take back a particular teaching that it might suit the requirements of a certain time. To give an analogy, He takes water back to heaven in the form of vapours and sends it down again as purified rain. The pure rain water stands for Divine Revelation.